Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.2% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive50.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardGigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20120615
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 11:24
Run Duration227 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-3570K-$136
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 91.7
1-Core 95.8
2-Core 198
75% 129 Pts
4-Core 387
8-Core 384
52% 386 Pts
64-Core 386
24% 386 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 79%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
MSI(1462 2610) 1GB
CLim: 950 MHz, MLim: 1075 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.2% Very poor
Lighting 11.5
Reflection 13.5
Parallax 9.69
9% 11.5 fps
MRender 15.9
Gravity 11.9
Splatting 15.6
12% 14.5 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.2%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility 3 240GB-$199
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2.22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 99 107 106 97 98 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 114
Write 177
Mixed 165
SusWrite 102
32% 139 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 29.1
100% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 181
DQ Mixed 159
126% 175 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 66%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
66GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 112 111 110 110 110 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67% Good
Read 123
Write 126
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 110
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 67%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial ST51264BA1339.16FM 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
52.3% Above average
MC Read 18.2
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 16.7
51% 17.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16.2
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 64.6
62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 54%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical GA-Z77-DS3H Builds (Compare 1,934 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-DS3H - $280

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $560
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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